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Supported file formats in Fotoware as a Service
A list of supported file formats in Fotoware as a Service
22. March 2025
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Supported formats
| File format | Remark |
|---|---|
| JPEG | EXIF Header Read/Write |
| TIFF | EXIF Header Read |
| Photoshop PSD | PSD files must be saved with the Maximize Compatibility option to allow the generation of thumbnails and previews in Fotoware |
| Photoshop EPS | |
| GIF | Animated GIF is treated as a movie |
| PNG | |
| BMP | |
| HEIC | HEIC files are classified as images. |
| TXT | Free text search and metadata search. A preview is generated. |
| RTF | Free text search and metadata search. A preview is generated. |
| XML | Metadata search. No preview is generated. |
| RAW files | EXIF Header Read. |
| MS Word (DOC,DOCX,DOT,DOTX ) | Text content indexed and preview generated. |
| MS PowerPoint (PPT,PPTX) | Text content indexed and preview generated. |
| MS Excel (XLS, XLSX) | Text content indexed and preview generated. |
| Video and audio | See note below |
| Targa | |
| PPM | |
| JPEG2000 | |
| Photo CD | Read (Windows only) |
| Adobe Illustrator (AI) | |
| Generic EPS | |
| Adobe PDF | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) |
An XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics. Thumbnail and preview are created for SVG files |
| Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) | A free and open international standard file format for 2D vector graphics, raster graphics, and text, and is defined by ISO/IEC 8632. |
| OPUS audio file | A codec used with the OGG audio container |
| WMA | Windows Media Audio format |
| WebP | WebP format graphics. A preview is generated. Metadata search. |
| VOB | DVD Video Container format |
Note: Video and audio formats
Fotoware supports transcoding of most video formats and several audio formats.